Davanti Protoura Sport Brochure (English)

INTRODUCING THE PROTOURA SPORT

Developed by Davanti

Protoura Sport is a bold and innovative tyre design which has been engineered to deliver extraordinary levels of performance.

The pattern combines cutting-edge technological features and premium design to guarantee superior levels of grip, endurance and comfort - allowing the driver to be confident behind the wheel and focus on enjoying the ride.

The unique combination of ultra-high performance and quality design offers motorists the ability and the drive to excel, whatever the destination.

Protoura Sport balances the elements of both style and strength to achieve a tyre which is both unique in its sports performance, and professional in its technical capabilities.

5 15 85k independent testing organisations

rigorous testing disciplines

kilometres of testing terrain

INTRODUCING THE NEW PROTOURA SPORT RUNFLAT

Developed by Davanti

Featuring the same premium design and key performance elements of Protoura Sport, the Runflat product allows drivers to enjoy the thrill of the ride with the added assurance of run flat technology.

Protoura Sport Runflat has been extensively tested to ensure ISO 16992 for runflat performance is exceeded, while ensuring our trademark handling, longevity and reliability remains.

SETTING NEW BENCHMARKS

Protoura Sport is the flagship in Davanti’s UHP offering and the culmination of years of comprehensive testing, research and development.

Davanti Tyres has collaborated with independent, world-leading test organisations and proving facilities in order to achieve a new product benchmark for its ultra high-performance range.

DEKRA is a word-renowned automotive safety and evaluation organisation which operates in more than 60 countries across the globe. Its broad range of services include vehicle-manufacturer homologation testing, safety consultancy and product certification.

Home to the Davanti European Development Centre, Applus IDIADA boasts some of the best summer testing facilities in the world. Protoura Sport has been stringently tested at these proving grounds and is continuously subjected to benchmark development regimes that progressively harness product performance capabilities and enable the tyre to perform at the top of its class.

TÜV SÜD is a global leader in testing, certification and verification services across a wide range of manufacturing and engineering disciplines, from automotive to aerospace, and medical to defence. Protoura Sport has been independently tested by TÜV SÜD at its Papenburg proving ground to ensure both the efficiency and safety of its wet grip and rolling resistance labelling scores. While realising exacting tests, the organisation also benchmarked Protoura Sport against leading rival brands in key subjective and objective criteria; braking and handling in wet and dry conditions, aquaplaning resistance and high-speed durability.

TREAD is an independent testing organisation which has collaborated with the world’s most premium vehicle and tyre manufacturers. For more than 20 years, the group has provided automotive manufacturers with invaluable feedback for achieving top-level performance. Since 2017, TREAD has been commissioned by Davanti to manage its product testing schemes and prototype development. These processes are visible through the honing of the new Protoura Sport; a design which offers the perfect balance of maneuverability, longevity, safety and performance.

ENGINEERED PERFORMANCE

Get the endurance and power you need to keep you on track. Developed and tested with performance in mind, the Protoura Sport will set you in motion, and with eyecatching style.

ENRICHED RUBBER COMPOUNDS

With enriched rubber compounds and advanced mould venting methods, Davanti has created a smoother and cleaner looking tyre.

The enhanced rim protector safeguards both the wheel and tyre integrity from the impacts of everyday use.

Providing high-speed stability and assured on-centre steering response, the solid continuous centre rib transfers cornering forces to the tyre structure and maximises contact with the road.

HYDRO-DYNAMIC DIMPLES

Hydro-dynamic dimples have been integrated to optimise water flow. The rhombus-shaped reliefs disrupt flow closest to the tyre surface, resulting in reduced drag and more efficient water evacuation.

MODIFIED OUTER CHANNELS

To minimise road noise output, the Protoura Sport’s outer channels have been engineered with constricted notches. These act as buffers that compress airflow and neutralise overlapping sound waves.

ULTRA BLACK LASER ENGRAVING

A seamless sidewall with high quality ultra-black, laser-engraved elements.

RIBBED & SERRATED BLOCK EDGES

Under longitudinal force, ribbed and serrated block edges bite into the road and provide an efficiently focused braking force.

INNOVATIVE TRAPEZOID

The inner groove also features innovative trapezoid projections that create low pressure zones, and aid the flow of water from the inner groove.

PURE PERFORMANCE AUTÓDROMO INTERNACIONAL DO ALGARVE

Protoura Sport has been developed using data gathered from Davanti Tyres’ partnership with the racing school at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão.

The home of the Portuguese Formula One Grand Prix and one of the most technically challenging race circuits in the world, the Autódromo has run its track car fleet on Davanti tyres since 2017.

The Autódromo’s team of professional race drivers take Davanti tyres out on track every single day at speeds over 250 km/h.

Driver reports and performance data gathered over this time were used to engineer and refine Protoura Sport. The result being a UHP tyre which levels up Davanti’s UHP offering for the premium market.

Their fleet includes the Porsche Cayman S, Cayman 718 S and 911 GT3, Honda Civic Type R, Mercedes AMG E53, E63 S and AMG GT C.

AIA Racing School Director and former World Superbike Racer MIGUEL PRAIA

“Our drivers demand both performance and predictability as they push our vehicles to the limit.

From very early in the testing of Protoura Sport, we knew it would allow us to get even more out of every car and give our drivers confidence to really push the limits at one of the world’s most technically demanding circuits.

Even on our wet course, they stick like glue to the road and give the drivers complete confidence that they can handle the demands of our fleet of extremely powerful track cars.

Protoura Sport is primarily a road tyre, but its design makes it equally at home on the track. We’re very proud to work with Davanti. It’s clear to us that in developing Protoura Sport, Davanti has produced one of the best tyres on the market for drivers of premium performance vehicles.”

hitting speeds of

• Former World Superbikes & World Supersport motorcycle racer

• World-renowned track driver

• Responsible for the track day experience at Portimão

“ Having experienced them myself,

more than 250km/h on the track and I have to say, as a former pro racer who truly understands the importance of tyres to the driving experience; Protoura Sport is easily amongst the best available in the market today.

Miguel Praia

PROVEN LONGEVITY

Davanti submitted Protoura Sport to leading German testing agency Dekra for open-road wear testing over 20,000km on a mix of motorway and standard roads. Dekra’s evaluation of Protoura Sport was conducted using a premium vehicle manufacturer’s approved OE testing programme. The test vehicle was an Audi A4, carrying a driver, passenger, and 40kg load in both wet and dry conditions.

Laser mapping of Protoura Sport showed that treadwear was even across the tread area, with no concentration of wear at any point.

PROVEN PERFORMANCE

DRY HANDLING (105%): This is where the reaction to steering input, cornering and rear axle stability are evaluated. This test assesses how tyres react to changes in direction and pace, and records test driver feedback on the overall dry surface driving experience.

DRY BRAKING (100%): tests consist of driving a vehicle at 110 km/h, then applying the brakes. The distance covered by the car between 100 km/h and a complete stop is measured by ultra-precise GPS equipment.

DRIVE PAST NOISE (102%): This is an output of a tyre’s external noise, measured in decibels (dB). Test vehicles pass a microphone which is required to be set up 7.5 m from the centre of the track and at a height of 1.2 m. The external tyre noise is measured as the vehicle passes at a speed of 80 km/h with the engine turned off.

AQUAPLANING RESISTANCE (100%): Using GPS and precision-recording equipment, aquaplaning resistance is measured when the driven front wheel speed is 15% faster than the speed the vehicle is actually travelling at. The higher the speed, the better a tyre is at preventing aquaplaning.

WET BRAKING (102%): On a heavily watered track the test vehicle is driven at a speed of 110 km/h before the brakes are applied. The distance covered by the car between 100 km/h and a complete stop is measured by ultra-precise GPS equipment.

WET HANDLING (104%): This test is both objective and subjective. The objective test is a lap time on a wet-handling circuit taking into account the tyre’s ability to transfer the car’s power to the road without losing control. The subjective test is focused on driver experience – the test driver provides an assessment of the safety, predictability and ease of driving experience.

Test reference fitment: 245/40R18 carried out on a 2019 Audi RS5

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A revolutionary new tyre where style meets performance.

Introducing the Protoura Sportengineered to outperform the rest.